A general rule is for a student to '''expose themselves to a number of different text editors and then use one that they feel most comfortable working with'''. The two most readily-available command line text editors in Linux are '''Nano''' and '''Vi'''. The Nano text editor would seem like an easier-to-use text editor, but Vi (although taking longer to learn) has outstanding features and allow the user to be more productive.

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